worth $1.2 million, this is the type of waste that is in our government. >> tonight at 8:00 eastern on c-span's q&a. monday, marks the 16th anniversary of september 11 and our live coverage of the remembrances begins at 8 a.m. eastern on c-span two, live from new york city for the ceremony of the september 11 memorial. at 9:30 a.m., live coverage of the september 11th sermon at the pentagon and at 9:45 a.m., on his band three, live from shanksville, pennsylvania for the commemoration of flight 93, national memorial. watch live on c-span.org, on any of our c-span networks or listen live on our c-span radio app. >> this past week attorney

general jeff sessions announced that the trump administration would begin the process of ending that deferred action for childhood arrivals program known as daca. theogram established by obama administration in 2012 by executive order. it delayed the deportation of some immigrants who came to the u.s. as children and were deemed a low national security risk. the news conference at the justice department is 10 minutes.

jeff sessions good morning. : i'm here to announce today the program known as daca under the obama administration is being rescinded. the daca was implemented in 2012 and essentially provided a legal status for recipients for a renewable two-year term, worker authorization, and other benefits, including participation in social security program, to 800,000 mostly adult illegal aliens. the policy was implemented unilaterally through legal concern and great controversy after congress rejected , legislative proposals to extend similar benefits on numerous occasions to this same group of illegal aliens. in other words, the executive branch through daca deliberately sought to achieve what the legislative branch specifically refused to authorize on multiple occasions. such an open-ended circumvention of immigration law was an unconstitutional exercise by -- of authority by the executive branch. the effect of this amnesty, among other things, conservative

-- contributed to a surge of minors at the southern border that yielded and humanitarian consequences and also allowed the same illegal aliens to take jobs. we inherited from our founders and have advanced and unsurpassed legal heritage which is the foundation of our freedom, safety and prosperity. as attorney general, it is my duty to ensure that the laws of the united states are enforced and that constitutional order is upheld. no greater good for the all well-being of our republic, then strengthening the impartial rule of law. societies where the rule of law treasured, our societies where they tend to flourish and succeed.

of rule of law that is subject to political whims and biases tend to be affected by corruption, poverty and human suffering. to have a lawful system of immigration and serve the national interest, we cannot admit everyone who would like to come here. it is that simple. that would the open borders policy, and the american people have rightly rejected that. therefore, the nation must set and enforce a limit on how many immigrants we admit to each year and that means all cannot be , accepted. this does not mean they are bad people or that our nation disrespects or demeans them in any way. it means we are properly enforcing our laws as congress has passed them. it is with these principles and duties in mind, and in light of imminent litigation, that we reviewed the obama administration's daca policy.

our collective wisdom is that the policy is vulnerable to the same legal challenges the courts recognized with respect to the dapa program enjoined on a nationwide basis on a decision affirmed by the fifth circuit court of appeals. the fifth circuit specifically concluded that daca had not been implemented in a fashion that allowed sufficient discretion and that daca was foreclosed by -- dapa was foreclosed by congress' careful plan. in other words, the immigration law that congress passed for closed this -- foreclosed this possibility of daca. in other words, it was inconsistent with the constitution and separation of powers. that decision was affirmed by the supreme court on an equally undivided basis. if we were to -- a uniquely undivided basis.

if we were to keep the obama administration's executive amnesty policy, the likeliest outcome is that it would, too, be enjoined as was daca. the -- just as was dapa. the department of justice has been lysed the president, and the department of homeland security should begin i went down including a cancellation of the memo that authorized this bill. they have chosen to initiate a process. this will enable the department of homeland security to conduct an orderly change and fulfill the desire of this administration to create a time. -- a a time period for congress tags, should it choose to we to act, should it choose to do so. we firmly believe this is the responsible path. if we were to further goals of stationing the constitutional order and the will of law in

america, the department of justice cannot defend this overreach. george washington university law professor jonathan turley in testimony before the house judiciary committee was clear about the enormous constitutional infirmities raised by this action. he said "in ordering this blanket exception, president obama was nullifying part of a law that he simply disagreed with. if a president can claim sweeping discretion to suspend key federal laws, the entire legislative process becomes a little more than a pretense. the circumvention of the legislative process not only undermines the authority that of this branch referring to the , legislative ranch -- but destabilizes the tripartite system as a whole." so this is not a little matter.

this disrespect for the legislative process is an important first step. the -- all immigration policies should serve interest should serve the people of the united states, and congress should carefully and thoughtfully pursued the types of reforms that are right for the american people. our nation is comprised of good and decent people who want their government leaders to fulfill the promises and advance an immigration policy that serves the national interest. we are people of compassion and law. but there is nothing compassionate about the failure to enforce immigration laws. enforcing the law saves lives, protects communities and taxpayers, and prevent human suffering. loss in the past have -- failure to enforce the laws and the past has put our nation at risk of crime, violence and

terrorism. the compassionate thing to do is end the laws, enforce our law, and if congress chooses to make changes to those laws, to do so through the process put forth by our founders in a way that advances the interests of the american people. that is what the president has promised to do and has delivered the american people. under president trump's leadership, this administration has made great progress in the last few months for establishing a lawful and constitutional immigration system. this much makes us safer and more secure. it will further economically the lives of millions to our -- millions who are struggling, and will enable our country to more effectively teach new immigrants about our system of government and to assimilate them to the cultural

understandings that support the substantial progress in reducing illegal immigration at our border seen in recent months. it is almost and hurley do to the leadership of president -- it is almost entirely due to the leadership of president trump in inspiring immigration officers. but the problem is not yet solved. without more action, we could see illegality rise again, rather than be eliminated. as a candidate and now in office, president trump has offered specific ideas and legislative solutions that will protect american workers, increase wages and salaries, defend the national security, ensure the public safety and increase the general well-being of the american people. he has worked closely with many members of congress, including in the introduction of the race -- the rays act, which would improve benefits for our country.

this is how our democratic process works. there are many powerful interest groups in our country and everyone has a constitutional right to advocate their views and represent whomever they choose. but the department of justice does not represent any narrow interest or subset of the american people. we represent all the american people and protect the integrity of our constitution. that is our charge. we at the department of justice are proud and honored to work and advance this vision for america and to do our best each day to ensure that safety and security of the american people. thank you very much. >> did you use the personal information of daca recipients -- [indiscernible] sessions: thank you.

announcer: on wednesday, the president spoke about his decision on daca. here is his response to reporters questions after meeting with congressional leaders in the white house. your. president, how is daca -- [indiscernible] >> of the folks that we are talking about, they are really young adults even though people think of them in terms of children. i have a love of these people and hopefully congress will be able to help them and do it properly. i can tell you in the speaking to members of congress, they would like to do something and do it right. we have no choice, we have to be able to do something. >> what do you say to your -- [indiscernible] >> thank you. >> thank you. trump: thank you very much everybody.